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Shia LaBeouf Finally Confirmed for 'Indiana Jones 4'
Filed under: Action », Casting », Fandom », Newsstand », George Lucas », Steven Spielberg », Remakes and Sequels »
Over a month ago, Variety first reported that Shia LaBeouf had signed on to star alongside Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones 4. However, when the news hit Shia, the kid immediately denied knowing anything about the project. This left most of us in movie news land somewhat baffled -- how could Variety report something that wasn't true? Well, USA Today now tells us as that Shia knew all along that he would be starring in the fourth installment -- even back when everyone was torturing him about it -- but was ordered by Steven Spielberg and George Lucas to stay silent. (I can just see it now; all three of them are in a room, Shia in an isolated chair with a spotlight shining squarely in his eyes. When all of a sudden, there's a voice -- it's Lucas: "Say anything about this kid, and Disturbia won't just be the name of the last movie you were in."
Says Shia, "Up until about two weeks ago, it was little more than a rumor. Literally, when I was saying, 'I don't know anything,' I didn't know anything. It was an act of faith. I have not read a script. I don't think anybody has." LaBeouf goes on to say that Lucas and Spielberg have refused to tell him anything about the plot (and I don't blame them; the kid does like to talk), except that his character will not be "Short Round, all grown up." Gee, I hope not -- what kind of message would we be sending our youth if we said a young Asian boy grew up to be some fast-talking American kid? As it stands right now, the general consensus is that Shia will be play Indy's son. Since Indy 4 will apparently take place a good 20 years after Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, there's plenty of time in there to give the adventurous archaeologist some offspring. With Cate Blanchett also set to star, shooting on Indiana Jones 4 will begin this summer; it shall arrive in theaters on May 22, 2008.
SXSW Review: Disturbia
Filed under: Thrillers », SXSW », Paramount », Theatrical Reviews », Dreamworks »
Slickly shot, generally well-acted, and entirely, predictably conventional from stem to stern is the new teen-friendly urban thriller Disturbia. It's the lamest movie of D.J. Caruso's directorial career, and it also stands to become his most profitable. (OK, Caruso's Taking Lives is equally forgettable, but I'm a big fan of The Salton Sea, plus I found Two for the Money to be more entertaining than most folks did.) Painfully "inspired" by flicks like Rear Window, Body Double, or any other thriller in which window-to-window voyeurism plays an important role, Disturbia delivers an entirely generic story, packs a strong lead performance by Shia LaBeaouf, and will vanish from your memory banks in less time than it took to buy the tickets. Even if you love the flick (which is highly unlikely), it'll still be forgotten in very short order.
The plot, quite literally, could not be simpler: A teenage boy under house arrest believes that his neighbor is a serial killer ... and nobody believes him. Skeptical Mom, Annoyed Cop, Goofy Best Friend, and Brand-New Hottie Next-Door all bounce around the periphery as Wolf-Crying Boy waits for The Nefarious Neighbor to do something nasty. And since that neighbor is played by the always-menacing David Morse, there's not much question as to his character's true intentions. (Casting directors generally don't go with David Morse when they're looking for someone to play "wrongfully accused.") It's all very rote and predictable and familiar, and by "all" I'm also including an atrocious third act that shoots for chills and delivers only muffled yawns.
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